Pasadena Only The Second City in California To Adopt 10-Year Plan

The Pasadena Star News reports today that the City of Pasadena has adopted a 10-Year Plan to end chronic homelessness in their city. Click here to read article. All cities/counties are mandated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to develop a 10-Year plan if they want to receive federal funds for homeless projects.

Interestingly, Pasadena is only the second city in the State of California to meet this HUD requirement. San Francisco adopted their plan a year ago, and has already announced that chronic homelessness in that city has been reduced by 28 percent.

The city and county of Los Angeles started their planning process two years ago, and called it Bring LA Home. A Blue Ribbon Panel was formed (I am part of this.)

The goal is to have a portion of this 10-Year Plan to be announced sometime this Fall.

Pasadena’s plan is aimed at shifting “away from a model that calls for clothing, sheltering and feeding the homeless to one that emphasizes strategies aimed at returning the homeless to mainstream society.” The Pasadena City Council approved an $11 million package linked to this plan.